New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-14
BROADWAY ELEVATED RAILROAD.
pRopERTY-owNEas NOT OPPOSING 1T.

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WHY TREY DO NOT GO TO ALBANY-P. 7. BARNUM
FAyORs THE ROAD-THE BRIBERY CHARGES
METROPOLITAN COMPANY WINS.
The absence Of Broadway property -owners In OPP
position to the Metropolitan Transit Companys Dill
to complete its Broadway elevated line below oham
bersst and above Forty thirdst, was noueeaoie anu
was commented at Albany on TUESDAY az 'n'
hearing before the Senate Railroad Committee; ior IL
had been supposed that such opposition ~outo W
male.
THE ARCADE AND RAPID TRANSIT.
The reason for this became apparent yesterday IN
o nversatlon held by TRIBUNE reporter WIN W
B. Potter and A. p Man, the two men who nave oeeh
the front OF the opposition to the Arcaae roao M
pan represents Trinity Church and large numoo,
Of property-owncrs Mr.. Potter was insTuiheh'<i
in tho list call for q meeting of broadway properly
owners to oppose the Arcade road and he has pro-
sided at all such meetings
In Mr. Mans Office yesterday the conversation
turned upon tho relations Of tho Arcade, tho Metro
pollt,n Transit and Broadway property to
each other. MIR. Mans attention was called to tho
fact that tn, only opposition worth speaking oD
made to the Metropolitan Transit Dill pcioro '"o
Railroad Committee came from the Arcade anu from
Edward Lauerbach, representing tho VanoerDursu
charter -,
who is really the be-aI and tho cnd-a OF the Arcade
told the committee that tho Metropolitan transit
Company should get its bill through 1t wouid Ki INC
Arcade. Well Mr.. Smith need not be troubled ABOUT
the Metropolitan Transit Company. The broau"ay
property propose to kill the Arcade anu pue
an end to Mr. Smiths occupation. II IL true thae
Judge Van Briint refused US leave to amend QUIZ
con,plant in one suit on tcchncality. thing which
has not been heard of in the courts before However,
we have now begun suit which VIII put al emu "
the Arcade fascO. The plaintiffs In THIS sun aro
Amos r. Emo, Nathaniel p Bailey, Peter Marie
George LOriard ROnalds and tho executors Oh Alex
ander Van Rensselaer,, who own property on Broad
way of more than three millions OF assessed Vaiuo'
This IA n formidable suit and will be carried TO the
bebest court to shater this alleged cOnstitutionaty
NJ the Arcade charter and bills Read Grover Cleve-
lands veto OF tho Arcade and you VIII sec an aoio
constitutional exposition OF its pretensions. Gov
ernor Hill, for reasons known to himself ana on the
most remarkable special pleading, signed the DILL
The Arcade people say that they will, II let Alone
solve the rapid transit problem by beginning tho con-
str,otlon of their road in three months My dear
sir that is preposterous nonsense. Tho properly
owners in this suit-the papers in which VIII propaoS
DO served to-morrowo not seek factious ueay' tnoy
propose to test tho matter by starting argn.' anu
Thorn ia not particle Of doubt that the Arcaae
bubble will be- burst. OF they will go up to
Albany tomorrow TO go over the same old story
Let them fight it out with the Metropolitan pu' 'ho
LEGISLATURE need not fear but that tho properly
era i'm Broadway Will kill tho Arcade themselves
know OF property owner going UP from our luoor
tomorrow"
BROADWAY PROPERTY-OwNERS NOT OPPOSING
Ar this pont O. B, Potter entered the Office 81
10 not know that any Of Broadway properly
owners arc going to Albany against the Metropolitan
BILL said he. al certainly am not. Leu 'ho
Arcade and the metropolitan companies fight 1t out.
We are lighting the Arcade"
A. potter ,,neated bis well-known views in favor
NJ n broadway elevated road, adding: "But SHAH
commit my self TO nothing until can DO assured
propery that steel road u be run by caDio OF
electricity, with tho tracks in the centric OF inc
streets. will be used"
THE IDEAS OF MEssRS. POTTER AND ASTON
J. NJ Uannabs, OF this city has plan ior Sucn
road "a Mr. Potter favOrs and last week MT Hannans
showed these plans TO a TRIBUNE reporter. They
embodied steel road TO DO run by cable WIN cross
ties OF steel four inches wide ut three feet mer'as
the cars TO run In the centre There arc 10 DC 10
covered stations only steps leading to open platforms
at every second street Mr. Humans said 'ha' MI
Potter and W. W. Aston favored his plans
aTbat IA trucn said Mr.. Potter yesterday, when
asked about Mr. Hannahs, land Mr. Astor IL OF the
same opinion But we want such roah 70 DC punt
after obtaining tho consents OF majority OF the
property owners, In lieu OF that. a commission
Mr. Potter's attention was directed to the iaoe thae
tho Metropolitan Transit's charter provided Tor
commission also.
"Dut" said Mr.. Potter. "no commission would De
necessary with tho plans speak Of for tho consents
OF q majority Of the property Owners In broad"a1
could be secured for them"
PIT. BARNUM FAvoRs 1T.
p T. Barnum. tho famous Snowman, who owns BE-
,,yccp half and million dollars worth Of property at
broadway and Houstonst., yesterday added himsen
10 Mcssrs. Potter. Aston Schell Drggs' "heeiocH'
Kelly and other property owners who favor an Gle.
vatoi road In Broadway properly Constructed ana
run Mr.. Darnum said: .
II am opposed to the Arcade scheme because IL
seems to mo hugo, cumjersore, lmpracicable and
to some oxteut dangerous undertaking to properly
along the street. should also he emphatically OPP
r pSsy in in Operation in this city it might and
doubt would be an improvement over thls uhu1,I
asarSen The street, hi the with smoke steam and
deafcnng noise, greatly injure business and would
pSy nt ss ge dsrSed nf from o'p0 'H0
CALLS 1T A GREAT BLESSING.
II think, however, that an elevated road run by
cable or electricity Mr. Potter proposes, sustained
by posts at tho curbs and built Of steel so as to re-
duoe It's noise and interference with light to mini
mum, would prove o great blessing. There Is no
reason that / can why the plan no proposes
should not DO carried out. so far as can Judge by
e Hals Mr. posSs Escca railroads
successful operation in France and Germany why WY
improve broadway; it would increase the value Of
property and would aid business Why, even the |
ons 20 rG ths eonsa o Tine
however. or none at all No oldiasnioneu
We want something clean, as noiseless possible.
and run either by cable or electricity; Broadway Il
the great hOroughfare Of tho metropolis, and ought
to have the finest system Of transit In the world"
BANK PRESIDENTS FAvoRING 1T.
Two more presidents OF banks In Broadway yester-
day expressed their views in favor OF an elevated
road In broadway John NJ. Crane. the president OF
tho National Shoe and Leather Bank sad ~ do
not think that properly constructed elevated road
in broadway would be Objectionable If an improved
system Of motor were used"
Nathaniel Niles, president of the Tradesmens Bank. |
said:
II favor an elevated road in Broadway, because I |
represent good deal Of property In the street. OPP